Théophile Raynaud

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Jesuit · 1582–1663

Dates differ: Prümmer 1582–1663; Haringer 1583–1663.

In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index

“Raynaudus, Theophil., S.J., French (1582-1663), is a most fecund author, writing 20 folio volumes. Some of his works were placed on the Index, until they should be corrected. From the whole mass of these works almost nothing worthy of mention exists for moral theology except his treatise De aequivocatione et mentali restrictione, found in volume 14 of the works.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors
“Raynaudus Theophilus, French, S.J. (Various Moral Works), born 1583, died 1663.” — Haringer's index of writers (Gury-Ballerini) (p. XXVII, sign read on the page)

His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It

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Probabilist
Counted among them by one of our authors	Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 396

Where Our Authors Discuss Him

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“elegantly and eloquently, though not always critically”Tanquerey on his writings on virtues and vices and on mental restriction

Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 47

In the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)

“Théophile Raynaud”, vol. 12, by Edward Phillips. Public domain; transcription at New Advent (which expands some of the print's abbreviations).

Theologian and writer, b. at Sospello near Nice, 15 Nov., 1583; d. at Lyons, 31 Oct., 1663. He entered the Society of Jesus, 21 November, 1602, taught grammar and humanities at Avignon, philosophy and theology at Lyons and for a time at Rome. He was very zealous for souls, a theologian of broad erudition and a writer of great fertility, having produced ninety-two separate works, covering almost the entire field of theology. His style, however, is often prolix and sometimes obscure, whilst in his controversial writings he indulges in satire and invective. His collected works, revised by himself shortly before his death, were published under the direction of his confrère, Fr. John Bertet, in nineteen volumes (Lyons, 1665). A twentieth volume, entitled "Th. Raynaudi Apopompaeus" (i.e. the scapegoat), containing a number of writings which the author had purposely excluded from the collection, was published by an anonymous editor a few years later (Cracow, 1669); this volume was condemned by the Congregation of the Index. The main titles alone of the "Opera" are given, to show the nature and extent of his writings: I. "Theologia Patrum; Christus Deus Homo"; II. "De Attributis Christi"; III. "Moralis disciplina"; IV. "De virtutibus et vitiis"; V. "Theologia naturalis"; VI. "Opuscula eucharistica"; VII. "Marialia"; VIII-IX. "Hagiologium"; X. "Pontificia"; XI. "Critica sacra"; XII. "Miscella sacra"; XIII. "Miscella philologica"; XIV. "Moralia"; XV-XVI. "Heteroclita spiritualia"; XVII. "Ascetica"; XVIII. "Polemica". XIX contains general indices.

Sources: WEISS in MICHAUD, Biog. Universelle, XXXVII (Paris, 1824); HURTER, Nomenclator Literarius, I (Innsbruck, 1892), 404 sqq.; SOMMERVOGEL, Bibl. de la C. de J., VI (Brussels, 1895).